Intel Core i3-7130U vs Intel Core i7-2670QM

Core i3-7130U vs Core i7-2670QM benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-7130U is faster than the Core i7-2670QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2670QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-2670QM has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-7130U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-7130U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-7130U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2670QM. A Core i3-7130U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-2670QM CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i3-7130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.